The new electric Mini Cooper has a built-in game.
If you get in, activate the voice commands, and say, “My mini! Activate! Minimalism!” then it shows you a graphic of a fish in a fishbowl, and if you waste electricity while driving, the water sloshes out of the fishbowl and the fish is dismayed. You can see the non-electric version in action here.
My newer one is a little more 3-D.
I have looked at my efficiency data already with the iPhone app and I am 3 out of 5. Of course now I want to see that in fish terms.
Of course what I really want to do is see if I can kill the fish.
I gave it a shot yesterday. When I drove like a old lady, the fish leapt out of the bowl and caught a star. When I floored the accelerator, the fish’s mouth gaped open in horror, and an image of a foot flooring an accelerator popped up on-screen.
But flooring it is soooooo satisfying. No gearing up, no shifting, you’re just suddenly I n warp speed with no waiting. I am afraid my fish is going to be very unhappy with me.
2 responses to “Fish Game”
The interesting thing is that people (who would otherwise be extremely safe defensive drivers who follow all the rules) who get too focused on driving for maximum efficiency for their car are driving less safely, so I have mixed feelings about fishy games.
Good luck dismaying the fish, though!
KC – to be honest, I had to schedule a safe time to look at the fish. I wish it would show on my heads-up display so I wouldn’t have to look to the side to see it.